Tom Decent is a journalist with Fairfax Media.
The NSW Blues will be bolstered by the return of Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins sporadically throughout the Matador Cup, but can cope without last year's spearhead Mitchell Starc in their quest for back-to-back titles, according to coach Trent Johnston.
Julie Fitzgerald harbours no animosity towards Netball NSW and is thrilled to be given another opportunity to return to Sydney in a coaching capacity.
Legendary Australian swimming coach and the country's oldest Olympian, Forbes Carlile, has died at age 95.
Plenty of uncertainty surrounds the make-up of the NSW Swifts' squad next year, however they have been bolstered by the re-signing of coach Rob Wright for at least three more seasons.
NSW Swifts captain Kim Green says her side's most recent ANZ Championship grand final defeat feels different to last year but hurts just as much, however Firebirds skipper Laura Geitz feels little sympathy for her rivals after similar heartbreak in years gone by.
The ANZ Championship final will go down as one of the greatest contests in netball history.
In the minutes following last year's ANZ Championship grand final, there were simply no words in the NSW Swifts' change room on what many say was the darkest day of their careers.
Diamonds coach Lisa Alexander says there are "definitely" national spots still up for grabs.
NSW Swifts coach Rob Wright says his side's emphatic victory on Monday evening has them firmly on track to exact revenge on the Queensland Firebirds in a tantalising grand final rematch.
NSW coach Trent Johnston has welcomed another two pink ball Shield matches this summer and says the Blues will benefit from more four-day fixtures at the SCG.
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